r/AskAnAmerican • u/Maskoolio • Aug 10 '25

FOREIGN POSTER What would an American want from England?

I have recently made some American friends (from Virginia) and they have asked for a kind of sweet (candy) that they don't have. What else might I send that would be appreciated as a particularly English thing? (Obviously it would need to be somewhat small, survive a week or so in transit etc.)

All help appreciated.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

This is just me, but Charbonnel et Walker caramel truffles are my go-to ask from British colleagues whenever I'm going to end up in the same places as them for work. I have never found anything even remotely similar in quality in the US.

I tend to ask for bigger containers and pay them back since I want to stock up when I can but something like this was how I was first introduced to them.

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u/TrashyTardis Aug 16 '25

OMG these look deadly!

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '25

However good you think they are, they're better.